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BalletBallet shoes have always been a pale peachy pink because it was assumed dancers were, too. Now a British footwear company is striking a blow for ballerinas of colour everywhere When Ballet Black pack their bags for their coming spring tour, there’ll be some unusual footwear among their costumes. Not just the wellies they wear to portray striking South African miners in Ingoma, their latest work, but dozens of pairs of pointe shoes that are making their own little piece of history.

Munster This article is more than 7 years oldDeath of Munster head coach Anthony Foley linked to heart conditionThis article is more than 7 years old Autopsy reveals condition led to build-up of fluid in lungs Foley’s funeral to take place in County Clare on FridayMunster’s head coach Anthony Foley died due to a heart condition which led to a build-up of fluid in his lungs, a French coroner has said.

Palestinian territories This article is more than 12 years oldIsrael to pay family compensation over killing of Palestinian girlThis article is more than 12 years oldAbir Aramin, 10, was killed by a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli border police officer as she went to buy sweets in 2007The family of a 10-year-old Palestinian girl killed by a rubber bullet as she went to buy sweets has been has been awarded $430,000 (£277,000) compensation by an Israeli court.

OperaReviewOpera Holland Park, London Although musically very strong and with Katie Bird a lovely Mimi, Natascha Metherell’s relocation of Puccini’s bohemians to a 1950s film studio brings as many distractions as it does insights Nineteen-fifties Italian cinema seems to hold a certain fascination for opera directors at present. Hard on the heels of Rodula Gaitanou’s Opera North staging of Ariadne auf Naxos, which reimagined Strauss in terms of Fellini working on one of his more surreal phantasmagorias, this new production of La Bohème by Natascha Metherell for Opera Holland Park, also relocates Puccini to a 50s film studio, where a Visconti-style costume pic, set in Second Empire Paris and entitled La Vie Parisienne, is being shot.

Belarus’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, also outlawed discrediting the armed forces in legislation similar to that brought in by Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Sputnik/ReutersBelarus’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, also outlawed discrediting the armed forces in legislation similar to that brought in by Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Sputnik/ReutersBelarus This article is more than 10 months oldRussia ally Belarus brings in death penalty for high treasonThis article is more than 10 months oldAlexander Lukashenko signs bill allowing execution of officials and military personnel for harming national security

The ObserverPhantom ThreadInterviewActor Vicky Krieps: ‘I spent a whole day staring into greenery to avoid Daniel Day-Lewis’Kate KellawayThe rising star began filming opposite her triple-Oscar-winning co-star having only met him once. It was, she says, as intense as it looks When Vicky Krieps falls in love with Daniel Day-Lewis on screen, it is a moment that seems unrehearsed in its intensity – and that’s because it was. Day-Lewis insisted that Krieps, a barely known actor from Luxembourg, meet him for the first time in character in Paul Thomas Anderson’s breathtaking new film Phantom Thread.

The ObserverQPR This article is more than 2 months oldGareth Ainsworth sacked by QPR after sixth straight Championship defeatThis article is more than 2 months oldAinsworth won only five of 28 games in chargeDecision made after home defeat by Leicester left them 23rdQueens Park Rangers have sacked Gareth Ainsworth after a sixth straight defeat left them 23rd, six points from safety in the Championship. The 50-year-old, appointed in February after 11 years at Wycombe, won only five of his 28 games and saw his side beaten 2-1 at home by Leicester on Saturday.

Idaho Idaho police shoot pregnant woman, in 15 seconds, with an AR-15 rifle – video Dashboard and body camera footage obtained by the Guardian show police officers shoot Jeanetta Riley, a 35-year-old woman with a history of mental health problems who was wielding a knife outside a hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho. Riley died from the gunshot wounds. All officers on the scene have since been cleared of any wrongdoing, and the family has received no apology over the incident Source: Sandpoint Police

John Oliver recapJohn OliverThe Last Week Tonight host investigates the track record of one of the largest and most influential firms, McKinsey & Company. John Oliver tore into management consulting firms on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, and in particular the track record of McKinsey & Company, the “massive” and “ubiquitous” firm with offices in more than 65 countries and over $15bn in annual revenue. McKinsey frames its work as a force for good in the world, though its reputation has taken a knock in recent years for taking on a number of questionable clients, including several oil companies, Purdue Pharma and the Saudi government.